Going Up South
Going Up South

Author: Herbert C. Hallas

Publisher:

Published: 2019-01-11

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9781733608503

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This collection of stories from New York State's North Country in the 19th century are set in Malone, Franklin County, New York, and several other towns and counties near the Adirondacks.

A Branch of a Tree
A Branch of a Tree

Author: James McGee

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2007-02-26

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1462802133

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The author tracks his Scots-Irish roots from the Irish Sea kingdom of Dal Riata in the 500's to McGee's Town (Balmaghie), Scotland in the 900's and on to McGee's, Colorado in the 1880's. He writes of his ancestors as they immigrate to America, participate in the Westward Movement, fight in the Civil War, experience the gold rushes of Colorado, the Great Depression, World War II and more recent events. The impact of these events on one family and its descendents is the story of America. History sings to us from the pages of this book.

Conflict and Accommodation in North Country Communities, 1850-1930
Conflict and Accommodation in North Country Communities, 1850-1930

Author: Susan Ouellette

Publisher: University Press of America

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780761827993

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This body of work began as a series of 'New Approaches to History' courses taught at SUNY Plattsburgh between 1986 and 1993. Taught mainly as honors seminars, these courses provided undergraduates with valuable experience in basic research methods, encouraged them to make use of local primary sources, and inspired them to write scholarly essays. Their works, collected here, explore the social, economic, and ethnic currents that characterized northeastern New York in the late 19th to early 20th centuries.

Historic North Country Disasters
Historic North Country Disasters

Author: Cheri L. Farnsworth

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1467145009

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There is a tragic history in New York's North Country of human folly, natural disasters, deadly explosions, terrible train wrecks and other calamities. The famous Barnum & Bailey Circus suffered deeply after its train crashed between Norwood and Potsdam in 1889 and many animals died. Beloved Thousand Island Park was almost entirely destroyed by a devastating fire in 1912, leveling hotels and businesses, and the once-thriving park never fully recovered. The great Massena earthquake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale in 1944 and caused tremendous structural damage, including destroying nearly all chimneys in the area. Author Cheri L. Farnsworth compiles both the man-made and natural disasters that shocked the North Country in the hundred years between 1850 and 1950.

North Country Reflections
North Country Reflections

Author: Neal Burdick

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-05-28

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 1625845693

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New York's North Country can be hard to define: the region has solid boundaries on three sides but not on the south, where it mingles with the Adirondack Mountains. The spare and isolated landscape experiences long and harsh winters tempered with bucolic scenery. Small-town life and farming--both traditional and innovative--have found a haven and even thrive. The region plays host to determined, community-oriented people who have traded the financial lure of big cities for the satisfaction of barn raisings, outdoor hockey, quiet hikes and old-fashioned diners. In this collection, residents of the region probe their own lives and experiences with the land in a corner of America that is both demanding and rewarding. Discover their exciting, uplifting and poignant tales.

Remembering New York's North Country
Remembering New York's North Country

Author: Dave Shampine

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1625843054

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With vast wilderness, rugged terrain and extreme temperatures, New York's North Country is not for the faint of heart. In Remembering New York's North Country, local columnist Dave Shampine celebrates the enduring strength, heroism and intrepidness of the souls who have called this territory home. With over thirty years of writing for the Watertown Daily Times, Shampine expertly weaves historical facts and tales of the human condition. This collection of his best columns- including the story of a Titanic survivor, a dentist who gave his life rescuing others from a fiery inferno and the mysterious case of a John Doe found hanging in a tree- is sure to rivet visitors and longtime residents alike.